Raw1, a.
[compar. RAWER; superl. RAWEST.] [A-S. hreaw, D. raauw, L. Ger. rau, Dan. raa, Sw. rå, O. H. Ger. raw, row, râ, rô, N. H. Ger. roh. Cf. RARE.]
Sense 1. Not altered from its natural state; not cooked; not subdued by heat to a state for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
Sense 2. Hence, unprepared for use or enjoyment; unfinished; immature; unripe; hence, unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers or sailors; a raw trick. “Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude, as a dangerous enemy.” De Quincey.
Sense 3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought;—specifically, (a.) Not distilled; as, raw water. [Obs.] Bacon. (b.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton. (c.) Not mixed or adulterated; as, raw spirits. (d.) Not tried, or melted and strained; as, raw tallow. (e.) Not tanned; as, raw hides.
Sense 4. Not covered; bare;—as, (a.) Bald. [Obs.] “With skull all raw.” Spenser. (b.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. (c.) Sore, as by being galled.
And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment. Spenser.
Sense 5. Piercingly or uncomfortably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw air or climate. “A raw and gusty day.” Shak.